Watched Hoke's post game conference

Are you kidding? Donors are pissed NOW. The home schedule stinks next year. There are a bunch of people on here as well as people I talked to during the Nebraska game that aren't renewing season tickets. If Borges isn't fired I bet that number goes waaaaayyyyyyy up. 

When the alumni, (etc) especially wealthy ones who give a lot more than us plebes, cut off contributions, then that's when it will become an economic decision.  Such as it did with Coach Rod.

With Rod, who for whatever reasons, refused to field a defense.

All those guys/gals in Section 1 (etc)  who have been going to every game since the late 60s never ever saw Michigan get run over (by the run) and threatened to cut all support.  Brandon got that message loud and clear.

Rod was the coach he couldn't afford to keep.

While I imagine there's not exactly satisfaction anywhere, its not like we had this golden status quo which suddenly got tripped up.  We fell into a dark pit of hell and are struggling to climb out.  If progress is sensed, then it will be OK.  If the desperation and frustration last too long it will not.

And I am getting tired of people talking about how Hoke's win total have regressed each year and Rich Rod's improved.  Well of course Rich Rod's improved.  When you win 3 games the first year, and then 5, it's kind of easy to improve on the win total.

But I do think Hoke's teams not showing progress and improvement really is not a good sign of his coaching ability.

and way to get inside the true (meaning of the) numbers.

the total score from the last 3 games THIS year could also be 112-51 right?

The overall trajectory from a record standpoint was moving upward, but at far to slow of a pace.  The last few games were the nail in RR coffin.  You could make the case that RR deserved year 4, but the mood around the program was so bad it had impacted recruiting.  After the blowout in the bowl game, I found it hard to defend RR in any way.  

The problem for Hoke is that he has the same issue RR had where loyalty to a particular approach/coordinator was the downfall.  RR's achilles was the defense and Hoke's is the offense.  If anything can be learned from the RR situation, it is that you can't allow one side of the ball to flounder.  He must know that the window to resolve this issue is in the offseason, but we will see.  

The other achilles heel right now for Hoke is "red letter games".

I will start with the best record:

2-1 vs. ND (RR had some success against ND too).

Now for the rest:

1-2 vs. Michigan State

1-2 vs. Nebraska

1-2 vs. Iowa

1-1 vs. OSU (this next game could become Hoke's Miss St. game if he is not careful).

My guess is that Brandon will give Hoke another year and probably two (regardless of the OSU game), but he would be wise to avoid effusive praise of this staff and this season.  His comments this past week about this being a fantastic season are contradictory to what we can all see on the field.  It makes him look out of touch with the reality on the field.  A little to loyal to his choice of "Michigan Man".

Spoken like a stats guy.

I don't understand this reading more into wins/losses...it's a pretty exact science; you get 12 kicks at the can each year and you either win them or lose them.